In today's show: - Washington Urges Beijing To End Military Pressure on Taiwan, Engage in Dialogue - Taiwan Stock Market Reaches Record High on First Trading Day of 2026 - Budget Deadlock Looms As Taiwan’s Opposition-Held Legislature Blocks 2026 Spending Plan - Defense Ministry Launches Loan Program To Curb Underground Moneylending to Soldiers - Swiss Authorities Probe Bar Fire That Left 40 Dead and Over 100 Injured - US Sanctions Chinese-Linked Firms for Helping Venezuela Evade Oil Restrictions - Indigenous Conservationists Fight To Bring Giant Clams Back to Taiwan’s East Coast